Gifts from GrammyJ

Well, I hope you had a great Wednesday....Only 2 more days till the weekend! (Can you tell I live for the weekend? LOL It is snowing here, and soooo cold. Have a wonderful evening.
GrammyJ

I've yet to meet an absolute perfectionist
whose life was filled with inner peace.
The need for perfection and the desire for
inner tranquility conflict with each other.
Whenever we are attached to having something
a certain way, better than it already is,
we are, almost by definition, engaged in a
losing battle. Rather than being content
and grateful for what we have, we are
focused on what's wrong with something
and our need to fix it. When we are zeroed
in on what's wrong, it implies that we are
dissatisfied, discontent. Whether it's
related to ourselves--a disorganized closet,
a scratch on the car, an imperfect
accomplishment, a few pounds we would like
to lose or someone else's "imperfections"
the way someone looks, behaves, or lives
their life the very act of focusing on
imperfection pulls us away from our goal of
being kind an gentle. This strategy has
nothing to do with ceasing to do your
very best but with being overly attached
and focused on what's wrong with life.
It's about realizing that while there's
always a better way to do something,
this doesn't mean that you can't enjoy
and appreciate the way things already are.
The solution here is to catch yourself
when you fall into your habit of insisting
that things should be other than they are.
Gently remind yourself that life is okay
the way it is, right now. In the absence
of your judgment, everything would be
fine. As you begin to eliminate your need
for perfection in all areas of your life,
you'll begin to discover the perfection
in life itself.